Pebble Time Round Case Study

The Round is the third Pebble watch released in 2015, and it’s all part of the same family as Pebble Time and Pebble Time Steel, so you don’t have to choose the Round. In fact, that’s the idea: The Round is a design choice, not a replacement for the other watches in Pebble’s lineup.

So the Pebble’s latest watch- Pebble Time Round, gives up the things that made it so special. It’s like a circle. Henry story of smartwatches: The Round finally has a sharp design and a super-slim build, but now it can’t be worn swimming. Its battery life has shrunken to just two days on a charge. And it can’t even run all the apps that other Pebbles can.

However, it is one of the lightest, most comfortable smartwatches around and it cost $250.

INTERFACE
At 7.5mm thin and weighing just 28 grams, Pebble Time Round is the thinnest and lightest smartwatch in the world. There’s no smartwatch that looks as slim as this watch does. Android Wear watches and the 42mm Apple Watch look huge in comparison. But the utilitarian crisp style of my black-and-grey review model has one drawback: a seriously thick bezel around the display.

Despite of the color, all Pebble Time Round watches seem to have a lot of bezel. The reflective color display same as the Pebble Time and Time Steel is circular this time, but feels dwarfed in the middle of that bezel on the edges. If someone wants to pick the right watch face, it balances out and can look good. But sometimes it just looks a little bit weird. Admittedly, the Pebble Time Round has a large bezel too. It’s actually a double bezel, yet on the round it somehow feels like it emerges out more.

And also, the Round is perfectly built. The steel body feels solid and strong, the glass on top meets the edges elegantly. The side buttons are little however simple to discover and have an excellent feel, they click easily and are well-spaced from each other. It’s a lot better than the Pebble Time’s mushy, cramped plastic
It’s likewise worth indicating out that the leather bands provided by Pebble are not waterproof either and ought to be removed prior to showering.

DISPLAY
The Pebble Time Round’s use of an e-paper colored display makes it exceptionally usable in strong daylight and well-lit settings. Smartwatches with actual LCDs with rich colors looks much better when you want to view in the dark, though Pebble addresses this by making use of a backlight. If you plan on using your watch in the dark frequently, the Time Round can handle it as well, but there are better options. If you’ll primarily use a wrist device in daylight or brightly-lit environments, the Pebble Time Round will look better than all competitors.

As for notifications themselves, the Pebble Time Round serves them reliably. On the iOS device, we able to see incoming messages, reminders, and more relayed consistently. Unlike the Apple Watch, users are unable to choose which notifications get sent to the watch and which your wrist will spare you. It’s either all or nothing. Fortunately for Android users, it’s easier to choose notifications on the Android version of the Pebble